It was 2017 when the career of Kevin Spacey suffered an abrupt arrest, following the scandal that saw him as a protagonist so much so that he ended up on the Hollywood black list, nullifying any prospect of returning to the big screen. Well, five years after the incident, the actor managed to get his first major rolein the movie 1242 – Gateway to the West.
1242 – Gateway to the Westwhat is it about?
When, during the battle of Mohi, the army of the Kingdom of Hungary was annihilated by the Mongols, only Esztergom Castle opposed their rush to invade Europe. Batu, the grandson of Genghis Khan, reaches the walls of Esztergom with his invincible army. The defenders of the castle, commanded by Eusebio, the canon of Esztergom, and a Spanish mercenary, Captain Simon, are preparing for the final battle. The arrival of a papal legate, Cardinal Cesarini, the celebration of the Mongol Tsagaan Sar and the mystical approach of Eusebius offer the defenders a faint flame of hope.
So he reports IMDb in the tab dedicated to the new film. 1242 – Gateway to the West will tell the story of Batu Khangrandson of Genghis Khan. After winning battles from China to Persia, Batu he reached Europe in 1242 but was arrested in Hungary by a deeply spiritual man.
What else do we know about the new movie with Kevin Spacey?
Kevin Spacey will soon return to the big screen in the first lead role after the scandals of 2017, which at the time resulted in the cancellation of the series House of Cards and the replacement of all the scenes in which the actor appeared in the film All the money in the world from Ridley Scott.
1242 – Gateway to the West certainly represents the great return of Kevin Spacey but this isn’t exactly the first time the actor returned to acting after what happened. Recall that the actual return has actually already been, in addition in a local film, that is The man who designed God (2021) of Franco Neroalbeit Kevin Spacey he had been relegated to a lesser role. In this new film, however, the actor will certainly play a more important role, in fact he will lend his face to Cardinal Cesarini.
Next to Kevin Spacey in the cast we will also see Eric Robert, Terence Stamp and Christopher Lambertin addition to rookies Genevieve Florence and Jeremy Neumark-Jones.
1242 – Gateway to the West is a co-production between the UK, Hungary and Mongolia. Deadline he tells us that filming will begin next October and will take place between Hungary and Mongolia. The film will be directed by Péter SoósHungarian director here grappling with his first international feature film after the various works carried out for national TV. The screenplay is written by Aron Horzovath and Joan Lane.
We currently do not know a possible release date for the film, but we will update you as soon as there are news!
